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Christine Jordan SextonMarch 13, 2015

State Rep. Larry Metz has requested an audit of the North Lake County Hospital District. The Yalaha Reupblican wants the state auditor general to review the district’s financial statements from 2012 through the end of the fiscal year and has requested that the audit be completed by September 2016. That’s two months before voters in […]

Christine Jordan SextonMarch 13, 2015

State Rep. Larry Metz has requested an audit of the North Lake County Hospital District. The Yalaha Reupblican wants the state auditor general to review the district’s financial statements from 2012 through the end of the fiscal year and has requested that the audit be completed by September 2016. That’s two months before voters in […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2015

In the wake of Thursday night’s debate, Mayor Alvin Brown‘s challengers head into the first weekend of early voting in Jacksonville with key endorsements. The Southside Business Men’s Club PAC endorsed Bill Bishop Friday, while the Fraternal Order of Police endorsed Lenny Curry. “We urge the people of Jacksonville to elect Bill Bishop Jacksonville’s next mayor,” read the […]

A.G. GancarskiMarch 13, 2015

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On Friday’s episode of 25 Minutes of Power with Apostle Kimberly Daniels, the Jacksonville at large city councilwoman addressed persistent rumors about an incident at a Northside polling place Monday, the first day of early voting. It came on her daily religious broadcast as part of a wide-ranging discussion that touched on many other issues as she sought […]

Guest AuthorMarch 13, 2015

Innovation is all around us. We see it in electronics, automobiles, and many other sectors of our economy. American consumers regularly use products with new features they think will make their lives a little more interesting, more convenient, more efficient, or otherwise better. While a thinner phone or a faster computer certainly may seem significant […]

Bruce RitchieMarch 13, 2015

Wasn’t the environment supposed to get more money under Amendment 1 — not less? Is this the old Lottery-style switcharoo? Those are obvious questions to be asking after the House issued the general revenue allocation on Friday for the 2015-16 state budget. Agriculture and natural resources spending appeared to be taking a hit — at […]

Ryan RayMarch 13, 2015

Ah, brothers. Such an embarrassment sometimes. Jimmy Carter had Billy the beer-swilling redneck, Bill Clinton had Roger the cocaine distributor and Lyndon Johnson had Sam Houston, the other beer-swilling redneck. The conventional wisdom is that Jeb Bush will have something of an albatross around his neck owing to his brother’s relatively unpopular tenure in the White House — so then why […]

Ryan RayMarch 13, 2015

Ah, brothers. Such an embarrassment sometimes. Jimmy Carter had Billy the beer-swilling redneck, Bill Clinton had Roger the cocaine distributor and Lyndon Johnson had Sam Houston, the other beer-swilling redneck. The conventional wisdom is that Jeb Bush will have something of an albatross around his neck owing to his brother’s relatively unpopular tenure in the White House — so then why […]

Phil AmmannMarch 13, 2015

Bill Day’s latest is a take on former Gov. Charlie Crist, rumored to be contemplating another crusade for the U.S. Senate. This news is not surprising for those familiar with the former governor, former Republican, and former Gov. Rick Scott opponent — who also “blew” a 35-point lead against Marco Rubio for the Senate Republican […]

Phil AmmannMarch 13, 2015

Bill Day’s latest is a take on former Gov. Charlie Crist, rumored to be contemplating another crusade for the U.S. Senate. This news is not surprising for those familiar with the former governor, former Republican, and former Gov. Rick Scott opponent — who also “blew” a 35-point lead against Marco Rubio for the Senate Republican […]

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Hospital taxing district on Larry Metz’s radar again

Hospital taxing district on Larry Metz's radar again

Bill Bishop, Lenny Curry score key endorsements

Kim Daniels breaks silence on polling place incident

Gus Bilirakis: A bill to improve existing medicines

Analysis: Is the environment screwed in the House allocations? Maybe, but we don’t know yet

Charlie Cook on Jeb’s national favorability problem

Charlie Cook on Jeb's national favorability problem

Bill Day’s latest: Charlie Crist’s leaky trial balloon

Bill Day's latest: Charlie Crist's leaky trial balloon